36 monthsProgramme duration
23,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Politics and International Relations has long been respected for the quality of its research and teaching. We have strong links with leading institutions in the UK and overseas and a diverse teaching team and student body. You will study in a dynamic research environment that will allow you to explore the political landscape by focusing on a specialism of your choice.
You will be encouraged to play an active role in our research centres and institutes as well as the activities of the school.
You will be assigned two supervisors. You must ensure that we have at least one supervisor who has expertise in your proposed area of research before applying and name that person in your application. Ideally, you should contact your proposed supervisor before applying.
We offer supervision in most subject areas within international relations and security, British and comparative politics, and political theory.
Potential PhD projects
The School of Politics and International Relations invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates to undertake a PhD in Politics or International Relations.
Successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers in the School of Politics and International Relations. You can find out more about our staff, their research interests and current doctoral supervision, as well as the pages of individual academics.
Prospective candidates are welcome to outline their own doctoral research topic, but we have identified a number of priority topic areas where we believe a PhD project would be particularly cutting-edge and where we strongly welcome expressions of interest. The topic areas are:
International Relations
You will be encouraged to play an active role in our research centres and institutes as well as the activities of the school.
You will be assigned two supervisors. You must ensure that we have at least one supervisor who has expertise in your proposed area of research before applying and name that person in your application. Ideally, you should contact your proposed supervisor before applying.
We offer supervision in most subject areas within international relations and security, British and comparative politics, and political theory.
Potential PhD projects
The School of Politics and International Relations invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates to undertake a PhD in Politics or International Relations.
Successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers in the School of Politics and International Relations. You can find out more about our staff, their research interests and current doctoral supervision, as well as the pages of individual academics.
Prospective candidates are welcome to outline their own doctoral research topic, but we have identified a number of priority topic areas where we believe a PhD project would be particularly cutting-edge and where we strongly welcome expressions of interest. The topic areas are:
International Relations
- Covert economic influence
- Britain and proxy wars
- Struggles over water commodification
- Alternative trade policy
- The EU and the global South
- Intelligence assessment and policymaking
- Intelligence and diplomacy
- Environmental disasters
- British foreign policy
- Britain and the Middle East
- UK/China Relations
- The changing nature of election campaigns
- Federalism and the management of ethnic conflict
- Gender and political representation in Asia
- Public administration in post-communist Europe
- Anti-corruption in developing countries
- Intersectionality, Identity and Representation in Political Careers
- Taiwanese politics
- Chinese digital politics
- Forced marriage/honour-based abuse policies
- Authoritarian party politics and democratic backsliding in Asia and Africa
- Labour precarity and changing labour politics across the Global North and South
- Majoritarian Nationalisms (and their impact) in Asia
- Hybrid Regimes in South and South-East Asia
- Federalism and Public Policy
- Conceptions of Liberal Socialism
- Post-truth politics/populism
- Eco/techno-ideologies
- Left, right and centre in UK and European History
- The personality of the state
- Concept development (eg freedom, sovereignty, authoritarianism, etc)
Programme overview
Main Subject
Politics
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Politics and International Relations has long been respected for the quality of its research and teaching. We have strong links with leading institutions in the UK and overseas and a diverse teaching team and student body. You will study in a dynamic research environment that will allow you to explore the political landscape by focusing on a specialism of your choice.
You will be encouraged to play an active role in our research centres and institutes as well as the activities of the school.
You will be assigned two supervisors. You must ensure that we have at least one supervisor who has expertise in your proposed area of research before applying and name that person in your application. Ideally, you should contact your proposed supervisor before applying.
We offer supervision in most subject areas within international relations and security, British and comparative politics, and political theory.
Potential PhD projects
The School of Politics and International Relations invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates to undertake a PhD in Politics or International Relations.
Successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers in the School of Politics and International Relations. You can find out more about our staff, their research interests and current doctoral supervision, as well as the pages of individual academics.
Prospective candidates are welcome to outline their own doctoral research topic, but we have identified a number of priority topic areas where we believe a PhD project would be particularly cutting-edge and where we strongly welcome expressions of interest. The topic areas are:
International Relations
You will be encouraged to play an active role in our research centres and institutes as well as the activities of the school.
You will be assigned two supervisors. You must ensure that we have at least one supervisor who has expertise in your proposed area of research before applying and name that person in your application. Ideally, you should contact your proposed supervisor before applying.
We offer supervision in most subject areas within international relations and security, British and comparative politics, and political theory.
Potential PhD projects
The School of Politics and International Relations invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates to undertake a PhD in Politics or International Relations.
Successful applicants will join a team of PhD researchers in the School of Politics and International Relations. You can find out more about our staff, their research interests and current doctoral supervision, as well as the pages of individual academics.
Prospective candidates are welcome to outline their own doctoral research topic, but we have identified a number of priority topic areas where we believe a PhD project would be particularly cutting-edge and where we strongly welcome expressions of interest. The topic areas are:
International Relations
- Covert economic influence
- Britain and proxy wars
- Struggles over water commodification
- Alternative trade policy
- The EU and the global South
- Intelligence assessment and policymaking
- Intelligence and diplomacy
- Environmental disasters
- British foreign policy
- Britain and the Middle East
- UK/China Relations
- The changing nature of election campaigns
- Federalism and the management of ethnic conflict
- Gender and political representation in Asia
- Public administration in post-communist Europe
- Anti-corruption in developing countries
- Intersectionality, Identity and Representation in Political Careers
- Taiwanese politics
- Chinese digital politics
- Forced marriage/honour-based abuse policies
- Authoritarian party politics and democratic backsliding in Asia and Africa
- Labour precarity and changing labour politics across the Global North and South
- Majoritarian Nationalisms (and their impact) in Asia
- Hybrid Regimes in South and South-East Asia
- Federalism and Public Policy
- Conceptions of Liberal Socialism
- Post-truth politics/populism
- Eco/techno-ideologies
- Left, right and centre in UK and European History
- The personality of the state
- Concept development (eg freedom, sovereignty, authoritarianism, etc)
Admission Requirements
7+
3+
76+
100+
Masters (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline, with an average of 63% or above, and 2:1 at undergraduate level (or international equivalent)
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
5,350 GBP
International
23,000 GBP
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